Brazillian GM Loco Renumberings

The following chart shows all known renumberings of GM Locomotives operated by the Brazilian State Railways and Paulista Railway up to the general renumbering of 1983, when individual railways' identities were suppressed. It is presumed that this is not complete, but is believed to be at least 95% so. Most data is from the "General Locomotive Inventory" compiled by Mr. Joao Bosco Setti of the "Memoria do Trem" organization in Brasil. If anyone can add anything to this list, please do so!

Operator Name Abbreviations

EFG - Estrada de Fer Goiaz (merged into VFCO 03/01/65)

RMV - Rede Mineira de Viacao (merged into VFCO 03/01/65)

VFCO - Viacao Ferrea Centro-Oeste (succesor to EFG and RMV)

VFFLB - Viacao Ferrea Federal Leste Brasileiro

EFNOB - Estrada de Ferro Noroeste do Brasil

RVPSC - Rede de Viacao Parana-Santa Catarina

VFRGS - Viacao Ferrea Rio Grande do Sul

EFL - Estrada de Ferro Leopoldina

EFCB - Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil

EFDTC - Estrada de Ferro Dona Theresa Christina

EFSLT - Estrada de Ferro Sao Luiz-Terezina

RFFSA - Rede Ferroviara Federal SA (formed 09/30/57, took over complete control of all above companies in 1983)

Note: the identities of RVPSC 1372-1374 (r# RFFSA 4214-4216) has not been determined, most likely possibility is VFRGS 1107 and EFNOB (VFRGS??) 1108,1110. By 1983 179 G-12's still existed, then numbered 4101-4269 and 4281-4290 (A1A versions), meaning 5 had been scrapped. EMD Product Reference Manual 01/83 also lists locos 2796-2799, shown as GMD-built, but this does not make any sense, as all GMD's are accounted for!